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Penang – Gurney Drive Food Court & Drinks Edition (Xing Fu Tang, Pann Tea, Instea)

Date: 15 July – 26 July

Hi everyone! I’ve been in Penang (Island) for work for the last 2 weeks, so today’s post is about Penang food! Even though we ate a lot, I did not get a lot of photos unfortunately, because I was with colleagues and felt a bit self conscious taking so many food photos! So, I’ll just introduce Gurney Drive Food Court and some of the cafe’s we went to. At the end of the blog, I’ll talk a bit about other foods we tried.

Gurney Drive Food Court

Started of the meal with coconut water and sugar cane juice. Be careful where you sit! The shop owners have designated seating, so if you sit at their table, you must order from them.
Taro cake (savoury). I am a sucker for taro, so I really enjoyed this dish and you can’t get this in Kuala Lumpur.
Char Koay Teow. It was ok, I couldn’t tell the difference between this and the KL version.
Rojak (traditional fruit and vegetable salad dish). This was my first time trying this and it isn’t for me. The sauce overpowers the fruits and vegetables.

Gurney Drive Food Court – Food review summary & Location

  • Favourite dish: Taro cake!
  • Price: $ (but a bit more expensive than the normal food court price in Penang)
  • Taste: 3.5/5 stars
  • Overall: 3.5 stars (it was ok, next time I would go in the weekend when more stalls are open.)
  • Location: 172, Solok Gurney 1, Pulau Tikus, 10250 Jelutong, Pulau Pinang.

Drinks Edition

What do colleagues do when they are working in another city and have nothing to do? Go for drinks…..we tried Xing Fu Tang, Pann Tea and Instea

  • All 3 of us ordered the classic brown sugar bubble tea.
    RM 12.50 each.
  • A bit sweet for my liking but also very addictive. Within 5 mins I had drunk half. Will be going back but not for a while (due to the price and the calories).
Another famous drinks place in Penang. This one, we ordered via Grab Food. I ordered the classic Four Seasons Tea, very light and refreshing. My colleague ordered their bubble milk tea, which was not as sweet as Xing Fu Tang.
  • Their signature drink- fruit tea. Very nice, not sweet and refreshing. High recommended!
  • Instea’s bubble tea! We were all like “what the heck is that”, and took turns trying it. We concluded it was either a cheese or custard thing. My colleague said the bubbles were a bit hard so only had half.

Drinks Edition – Review summary & Location

  • Favourite drink: Instea’s signature fruit tea!
  • Price: $$ (drinks are even more expensive than food!)
  • Taste: 4/5 stars
  • Overall: 4 stars (they were all good, and would go back to all of them)

Overall, I had a great time in Penang. They serve foods in smaller portions at around RM 5-6, so you can order more than one dish and share with friends. The traffic jams were the only downside about Penang island. So, try not to travel around 4.30-6.30pm. My bf and I will be going back to Penang at the end of November for the Penang Marathon. So, look out for Penang food review #2 🙂